BELMAR, NJ — There is a long-awaited and welcome sight in Belmar Plaza, just around the corner from Beach Haus Brewery on Eighth Avenue and Main Street.

After being vacant for more than two years, the new retail space in the rear of 801 Main Street, which had once been part of Freedman’s Bakery, is now occupied by three new businesses — Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More, ...

Many newspapers are regionalizing their coverage or being acquired by media conglomerates and laying off journalists, creating a void in local news coverage, not only in New Jersey but throughout the country.

As a result, there is less and less local coverage of your local government and board of education, high school sports, charitable events and other newsworthy local happenings, ...

BELMAR, NJ — Dollar General plans to open in the closed Family Dollar store in Belmar Plaza by late 2017.

After renovations are completed, the store will offer a “fresh new layout, complete with expanded offerings — all designed to make shopping easier to customers,” said Crystal Ghassemi with Corporate Communications at Dollar General Corp. in an email, adding that it ...

BELMAR, NJ — Pat Tecza, owner of Nostalgic Nonsense Vintage Clothing, is the newest member of the Belmar Business Partnership’s board of trustees.

She mostly recently assisted in the creation of a 2017 Belmar Shopping Guide and served as event coordinator of the recent Pirate Walk, which recently attracted some 300 visitors to the borough’s central shopping district.

BELMAR, NJ — Family Dollar in the Belmar Plaza has shut its door, with no decision yet on whether the store will open again, but under a new name.

While Dollar General Corp. has received Federal Trade Commission approval to purchase the assets of 323 former Family Dollar stores from Dollar Express, LLC, a closing date for the asset acquisition is tentatively scheduled for late June, ...